Dish-holding tray or basket



(LYNCH.

J DISH HOLDING TRA Y 0R BASKET.

, I APPLICATION FILED NOV- 28, 1-919. 1,3%3,?1?

Patented June 1,19%. 5

.To all whom it may concern:

WILLIAM J. LYNCH, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

(DISH-HOLDING TRAY on BAS ET..-

Application filed November 28, 1919. Serial 110.340,!)91.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. LYNCH,

. acitizen of the United States, residing in tray removable andapplicable to frames of dif- Buifalo,.in' thecounty of Erie and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful v Improvements in Dish-HoldingTrays or .Baskets, of which the following is a specification. I i

This invention relates to a dish holding tray or basket which is moreparticularly adapted for use in connection with dish washing machinesand the like.

The object of a tray of this character which is simple, yet strong anddurable in construction.

A further object is to so construct .the that the supporting racksthereof are ferent heights to suit dishes of various sizes.

In the accompanying drawings: Figurel is a perspective .View of my,improved dish holding tray. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionthereof, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a cross section thereof on line3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. d is a perspectlve view of the lower rack or grate.Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontalsection on line 5-5,

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imilar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout theseveral views.

In its general organization this dish holding tray or basket comprises amain frame or holder having a removable lower rack or grate forsupporting, the dishes edgewise and av removable upper rack forsupporting the dishes at their sides and holding the same in asubstantially upright position.

' The main frame of the basket is prefer ably of skeleton like form and;rectangular in shape and comprises a lower band 10 constructed of angleiron or similar material of the main frame and preferably comprises I aplurality of spaced longitudinal bars 15,

and an upper straight band 11- of any suitable material.

plates or posts 13 aiidl l, respectively.

- The lower rack or grate for supportingthe dishes edgewise is arrangedin the bottom carried at their opposite ends by transverse end members16 removably secured at their opposite ends to the lower band 10 bybolts-17 or other appropriate fastenings. Openings 18 are preferablyproyided in the transverse members '16 n this invention is to produceThese bands are held in. spaced parallel relation to each other by corner plates or posts 12 and by side and end which the respective endsof.the bars 15 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 119 1 1920 areloosely arranged. These bars are arranged in parallel relation to eachother and their axes are below'the u the vertical-portion of the lowerangle band 10, as shown in Figs 2 and 3, thereby preventinglongitudinaldisplacement of said bars. As shown clearly in Fig. 2, the lower edge ofeach transverse member 16 rests on the upper surface of the adjacenthorizontal portion ofthe angle band 10 and-serves to support the samehorizontally.

The body portion of each transverse mem- I ber 16, which serves tosupport the longitu dinal bars 15 is preferably arranged inwardly fromthe end portions thereof by oil'- setting said end portions outwardlyfrom er edge of the body portion as shown at 16 thereby affording theadvantage of supporting these bars a suiiicient distance from their endsto prevent all possibility of displacement thereof from the transversemembers.

The upper rack for supporting the dishes at their sides to hold the sameina substantially upright position is arranged'in the upper end of theframe and comprises a plurality of spaced parallel transverse bars 19carried at their opposite ends by longitudinal side members 20 removablysecured at their opposite ends to the supporting .brackets 21 by bolts22 or other suitablemeans.

These brackets are riveted or otherwise fastened to the corner plates 12of the main frame. The transverse bars 19 are preferably arranged insets of two, the bars of.

each set being disposed in vertical alinement or nearly so with oneanother. The dishes to be washed are inserted between these sets ofupper transverse bars with their lower edges resting on the longitudinallower bars of the lower rack while theyare supported,

at their front and rear sides by said transverse bars, as shown in Fig.2; The bars 19 are arranged at comparatively close intervals andeffectively prevent the dishes from falling between them'and dropping onthe lower rack.

By this arrangement, a" dish holding tray or basket s providedwhichsupports the dishes in av substantially .upright' position and presentsan open bottom rack and an open upper rack, so

that in transit through a dish washing machine the dishes are exposedattheir tops and. bottoms to the spray therein. Furthermore, the dishesare free from contact with one another, permitting upper and-lower racksfor every the same to be thoroughly washed and cleansed, and eliminatingliability to breakage. p a

By providing removable upper and lower supporting racks, the samearereadily ap-' plicable to'frames of different heights and therebyaccommodate dishes of various sizes,

the disposition of the upper rack with reference to the lower rackdepending on the particular size of the dishes to be supported.

This eliminates the expense, of providing basket.

I claim as my invention:

1. A dish holding tray comprising a main frame, transverse end, membersremovably secured to the lower portion of sa1d frame,

longitudinal bars carried by said end memfframe, transverse end membersremovably secured at their opposite ends to the lower portion of saidframe and having openings irame or opposite ends in said openings,longitudinal -therei n longitudinal supported attheir I side membersremovably v secured to the upper portion of said-frame, and spacedtransverse bars carriedby said side members.

3. Aj dish holding tray comprising a main frame having a lower band, ofangle iron,

1 transverse, members arranged at opposite ends of said frame andsupported by the horizontal portion. of said band, longitudinalsupporting 'bars carried by said end members, longitudinal side membe'rsdisposed above said endmembers and bars and re-Q movably: secured tosaid frame, and spaced transverse bars'carried by said side mem-' bers.-

4. A dish holding tray comprisinga main 7 frame, transverse end membersarranged in said frame and each having a body portion ofli'set inwardlyfrom the end portions thereof and provided with openings therein,-and- Ilongitudinal bars loosely arranged at their opposite, ends in saidopenings, said bars extending substantiall f from end to end ofsaid'frame and be on said bodilp ortions.

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